About

OK Usthad Institution

Ok Ustad Institute is a research-driven academic institution producing internationally recognised research, education, and outreach founded on a scholarly and plural understanding of islam and Muslim cultures .Our aim is to present an authentic perspective by employing and contributing to the development of new methods and theories in the study of Islam and Muslim cultures. To realise our goals, we adopt an interdisciplinary comparative, collaborative, and analytical approach within a framework of the study of cultures and civilizations. Our ambition is to further promote global scholarship, create scholarly learning networks within and outside the Indian sub-continent , foster academic spaces for scholars, encourage open discussions, and increase academic and public engagement.

In the memory of a great legacy

OK Zainudin Kutti Musliyar

The ocean of knowledge, OK Zainudin Kutti Musliyar was hailed with this unique title for his unmatched depth of knowledge in Islamic sciences An erudite scholar of the 21st century in South India, he was honored to be the teacher and mentor of almost all Muslim scholars in the post-independent Kerala, thereby he is called as Ustad al Asatid, the teacher of teachers.

What OK Ustad Institute proposes?

  • To promote scholarship that opens new perspectives on Islamic studies and Muslim societies
  • To present the most authentic centre for research on Quran and allied subjects
  • To promote a paradigm shift towards holistic research in Islamic studies and Muslim culture
  • To Inspire research and manipulation of art, literature, and life of Islamic and regional life scape
  • To cultivate partnerships with reputed research organizations worldwide
  • To provide digital access to the best world libraries, archives, and rare manuscripts
  • To create opportunities for interaction among academics and other professionals
  • To strengthen our Global Research Network of Scholars and Practitioners
  • To equip with grants and fellowships support to ignite sophisticated and innovative research

India's first Quranic research institute

Quranic research and its dissemination have stood the test of time adapting and addressing the ever-changing educational and social scenario. Here we develop an excellent centre for advanced study and research on Quran and its allied subjects. Integrated with modern academics, the centre will strive to adopt comprehensive syllabi encompassing all aspects of theology, and jurisprudence. etiquettes, literature, and exegesis of the Quran. This centre provides full-time, part-time, and diploma courses in different subjects of Islamic sciences, specifically Quran studies integrated with modern science, business, law literature, language, and other academics.

Best-in-class infrastructure

To accelerate research and in-depth studies in a number of disciplines, Ok Ustad Institute is setting a world-class centre equipped with best-in-class facilities The Institute consists of a research division, calligraphy institute, digital library, resource centre lingo lab, conference hall, innovative classrooms publication division and recording studio. In addition to being a centre for excellence, it aims to build an interdisciplinary library and information centre, dialogue hall, and modernized archive to compile all the traditional heritage of Malabar and other regions

Library & research hub

The library and research division proposed to be set up in the institute would be holding thousands of volumes on a range of topics including religion philosophy, history, and social sciences. art and architecture, literature, and education. The main focus of the collection is Islamic studies in general and Qur'anic studies, in particular, The library will have an extensive collection of materials focused on Muslim civilizations, past and present, as well as regional history around the world As part of its commitment to becoming one of India's highest quality Islamic studies libraries, the library will grow its collection through informed acquisitions of newly published works, subscriptions to print journals, magazines, and newspapers, and the expansion of its digital collection.

Full - fledged conference hall

The Conference Hall at Ok Ustad Institute will be spacious, wide, and well-lighted creating a perfect ambiance for organizing academic meetings, seminars events, and guest lectures. The state-of-the-art Conference hall creates a powerful learning ambiance for students, professors, and guests to enthusiastically participate in the ongoing event. The Conference Hall will have best-in-class facilities to extend enough opportunities for students to showcase their knowledge, skills, and talent during national and international conferences.

Innovative Classrooms

Innovative classroom learning encompasses a variety of instructional strategies aimed at increasing student engagement. developing creativity, encouraging collaboration, and deepening understanding through the use of real-world issues To augment the potential of research, project-based learning, roundtable talks, design thinking, brainstorming, and other non-traditional methodologies would be exercised in classroom and research studies. These cutting-edge techniques are student-cantered and might take on a variety of shapes or outcomes.

Residential facility for extended learning

The stay and Learn hostel is equipped with all the facilities to provide a comfortable stay to students. The inspiring ambiance at the hostel will help students develop a sense of friendship, raise cultural awareness, create a learning atmosphere, and teach them to be self-disciplined. The spaces at the residential facility include a gym, reading room, meeting and study, hygiene washroom, and lounge area. These spaces allow for regular art classes. learning nights and other activities put on for residents and it also allows them to meet other students and relax.

Centre for Integrated Education and Research

The CIER is an exclusive platform of scholars formed to deal with different kinds of contemporary Issues and analyse them from an Islamic perspective. The CIER will answer questions on newly-emerging issues demanding religious guidelines after analysing the same through the prism of Islamic Jurisprudence. This centre will also provide Diploma in Transformational Leadership for Imams, Certificate course in Islamic Practice for women. Trainers' Training for women. Resource Persons' Enhancement course, and Residential vocational camp.